EU extends thoughts, prayers to victims of Cotabato blast, ‘Usman’

MANILA, Philippines — On the first day of the new year, European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen extended his thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Cotabato blast and Tropical Depression “Usman.”

“On the first day of the New Year my thoughts and prayers go to the victims, their families and loved ones, of the bombing in Cotabato yesterday and the victims, their families and loved ones, of the tropical depression of Usman,” Jessen said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Jessen said the new year ahead “brings new hope to us all” and that the EU stands together with the country’s government “in its efforts to make the country more peaceful and safer.”

He noted EU’s full support to the ongoing peace process in Mindanao and underscored the importance of “peace and reconciliation” in moving forward.

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